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! WILLAMETTE PAllMER:' PORTLAND, OREGON, JUNE 30, 1882. i If sl !i i II H 1 litt vWhMmi 16.00 SO 00 iHKiieu every Week by the IIXAMIITTK FAIU1KB PI KLKIIIMi VO. TKIUIS OF SUBSCRIPTION. One year, (Poatago paM). Inadeancc $ J W Six rooiithi, (I'onUne paid), In adiance 1 J U than six montlnlll bo, ptr month z ADVBRblSINO IIATHS : AhcrtlMinciilHwIll bo lnertd, proeldlny tn are respectable, at the following ttiWo o( rates : One Inch of paeo per month . 2.60 Tlir w Inrhm of MHCO IIT inOntll .W Oik half column per tnontl On column per mouth ": l"T) sample copti a Beni ireo on apiii;5,u',n 1-uMlcitlon OBieo- No. 6 aitil.iirton fctrict Lp talra, rooms No. .1 am! M TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. riir TnrlfT I niiiiiilaolnn. Tho Senito in tjccentivei session today agreed to confirm tlin tariff comiiiirfm'Hi as tioininatnl. Tho iliscimion of tlio milter in executive so'Bioh vb very linef Senators Femllctdii, Siiilslmry, lluk and WiWjcIc made bliort apce-clics against conrirma i m, and Senators Hoar, llawlcy, 'Urown of (Icorgii, nd Davis, o' West Virginia, spnko. vntli brevity in favnrof confirmiiij' all niiiniiiution. When a voto w as reach' d the Senate stood For confirmation. 3.1: axiinst 'confirmation, 22. Tvo Democrats, Alesus. iSmwii and Davis, ot West Virginia, voted in favor of confirmation, and one Kejvitilicin Senator, VanWytk, of Nebraska, against it. Senator Howell, wlio wti paired with Senator Me I'licrson, and Senator Krjc, who was paired with Hill, of Colorado, otul fer confirma tion, claiming that if thosowith whom tiny were mired were present they also would voto tor confirmation, Sev ral Democratic Senators were absent without lieitv paucd. Among otlma was Senitor Itayard, who is said to bo to ilisaustud with the votes of the finance committee en tho vvhiiky lull that ho will linvo nothing further to do with measures airrecd to by that committee. Until In Itnon II til. At a nifciting of tho Houso Committee on judiciary Wednesday, a resolution wan olleicd by iUipienuilttivu McCoid, nf Iowa, in which was embodied for Mihminltiii to the Northern I'uufic lailrmil a scries of interrogations con cerning lmds granted lint company. Tho proposition caused an animated iIisciimioii in tho cninmitteo and as it piogressed argument becamo heated and cinito exciting and befoio reaching a voto tho committee adjourned un til Thursriav. On thn iiiornintr he resolution was tAen up lor action and a'tor fiuthcr de bate was iiclopted, with the understanding that any iuinber of tlio ctiinmi tou icsiiing to submit Interrogations in addi'iou to tlnsc presented by McCuul miy do to A list c;f ijuostions is to bo s'lit to olficcr of tlio com piny to-morrow According to tlio terni3 of tho iisoliitieii tho compiuy liny mspond either m writing or thiougli its ittoiie. 'J lie questions oiubndtcd in Mod id h iusoIiiIiui aro substantially is fid ems: 1 Whit hut's have been leicuved by tlio cimjuny ti'ider tlio til anting act' i! Whit buds arc c unen'' 3 Whit lmds aro sold J I What is ih vahio of iliiearne'd I mils? ! llmv inueh loidviny i" ce Inpletid 7 (I. Wh.it is the cost thereof? 7. llo much loadwny is uiicoin-plete-d ? 8. h it la tho prolublo cost tliueo'! More I IihhN. 1'aoi.a, .luiiei J!J, List night another tie inendous lain and wind storm occurred along tho Missouu and Knii'ns, boidcis for one bun el led uud fifty miles. Tlitvu moil or moru wero drow.iud in swollen struauis, Tlio whole country is Hooded and norlc in liarvu-t fi Ids in western Missouri mid eint-ni Kausis com pletely suspc n led. It is iiimoied u good deal of wheat is ii,j ired m bottom", 1'iOlillnn ISnle'M, l.nN net v, Juno "- It is aEc'citaiiicd finni nflicial somci.i there is no truth in ruinois With rofcrenco to trouble in tho cilunit in consequence of objections to intervention in Kgypt. Humors aro attributed to the devices of operators in Kgjptian seouiitios on stock exchange, London, ilutiei '-''J. DilliO made a declara tion touching thu basis eif u ctiufeieiieu m the coiumons this afternoon snnilai to that iiiado by Dtficvunet m tho I'loneli deputies. It is leported thn e'nircspoiideiitof tho N w York llrnihi .it Alexindna was beiten by mi Amb to day, Ai k vmiiiia, .lure '22 Ai.ibi 1'ifihi, llig licli now ministrv, leturned toC'iuo l.iitene n in. The pingiauiiiie of tho new ministry in cludi's maiiit limiiin of tn(ii mi and mtei na tional obligation. liuiMliig anil luriirll, Nhw Yulilv, .lunii'J.'l,- It isIkIiovccI tho Ill inois of .i true ei between Ceiukling and Coiiull aiu fouiiilnd on the fact that Cornell made aomo toner! lis III oidii to sicuio lo-elec'ion this l'nll mid Artliur his lu'en ,m active n,,'cnt in piinlui Inj.' the iiMu-lul resu't II o insult of tho coiifeieuce, as told by liiinds of all parties, is a pmpoMlnm tn in uiinato tin ncll fortlov. rnoi and Seuatoi I.iph.im forleii tenant, If Lipliim is elee'ted (iu will resign his seat at tho luyinning of tho seirnd teNsiou of tho -li til t oiiRieim Liirmll would appoint COllKllllg en STATE NEWS. The new bridge across the Yamhill river at Sheridan is about compieteu. Says tho Caul Orryoninn : Tho petition for the division of this county Into two, on tne liuttcr creek line, which is being circulated in this precinct, has already four hundred igiiers. A sneeial election will be held in Yamhill county on July 1st for representatives to the Icgisla.uro. mo licpunucans nave piui-uii in nomination Mr. J. K Majers. The Dcmoc tacy have selected Judge W, M. Townsend as their standard bearer. Governor Thajer has appointed C. II. Can field, of Oregon City, C. J. Crawford, of Crawfordsville, J T. Gregg, of Salem, W. It. McCornaek, of linger o City, II. I). Graden, of Portland, notaries public for Oregon, and John A. Hillery, of Nc w York City, commis sioner for Oicgon, to reside in the State of New York. We learn from The Dalles Ti'nif that a young man named George Maddox, while hunting near tho Miller bridge, on the De RchutcsMlast Saturday, mot with a severe ae cident by having tho animal he was riding fall on him, fracturing his right leg in a fear ful mauner. At last accounts he was mending slow ly. Cooper and Maloney, tho tied canelidates for cnuntv surveyor, savs the iamlull lie- liorter, cist lots tor the position last Satur day. iVumlicrs agarcgatmg --:iu were piaceei in a hat and thev drew alternately until tho liat was cmpticl, tho number drawn by each being accredited to him, and in tho wind up tho footings showed Maloney to have drawn lOti to Cooper's lot giving Maloney a major ity of 2. A warehouse 40x00 will be built at tho K. R. depot at Corvallis. David llrown, an old pioneer, died at For est Orovo last week, ageel 83 yearn. Heirs to Henry Meyer's property, situated in Albany, and consisting of a half interest in tho St. Charles hotel, and other property, have turned up. Tho grand jury of Coos county lias con demned tho toutity jail as not being strong enough to hold criminals A heavy immigra tion h expected to that locality. The people of Coejuillo hivo decided to eel-" cbrato tho lOlith anniversiry of American in- elep ndener, .iiid it appears to Ho generally itnderFtood tint tho only celebration shall be at (Joqtiillo City. I he hind axle of a wagon, ironed, with hind hounds .ittiched, lecenMy came ahoro on tho coast near the mouth ot the Alsea river. Jt is suppoiod that it Ins been washed fioin s inuwlicre south of where it was found. Ollici.il informition has been received by ,T. Prank, postmaster it Likcwew, says tho JJr amiuii; of tho incpwo of mail service on tho Likeview and Summer Liko route from a weekly to a semi weekly. This fioin Ihe.fict'oiHiH: Tho Dooi liminies, Aitbjins, linmblc", .Salmon Mnonshiiicis, C'alathuinpuns, and Ancle nt-,ind dishonoiable oidei of tii e worslnppi is aio getting out a innssivo prograinino tor tho fifth cmiing fourth. At u meeting of tho high soliool committee at f-iki'Vlew it was delcrnuned to draw up at tides of incorporation uud set about luisiiiL' the nixes cny funds to build all academy. Up wards of tfJOOO have ahe.iely been subscribed, and tho" committoo feel highly gratified at their suo-css. ItMtKTBOI.S TIRF. Parlflr Wrchone anil Jones at Hon's t'olTee and Mplre 31111k Unrned Loss, S9i,000 'Insurauer, $1S,00. TEKItlTOKIAL. iiii; to till the v.iennev, and this would e'at him in tho euito for t'lulit weeks, tit Ient Invforo the nnu-inbh woult niret to rlioose l.ipliaiu's slice. s-'or. lly uniting their foieer, friends of both le ders siy that thrro is a fin ehiiKii that nil u-ninbly'ccuM be selected in Now Yoil bj the double ixieutivo piesuii that in Washington mid Albany could be made. l'rlt' Vlllllllllliili Nv.w YiillK, lune, l!.i. - 1 ho. Sim't Washing ton specul ijs I'lio n 'inin.ition of Avtill for Clili'f Juatii ei nf New 1, vi n Ins una with opposition in tlio Seiint. I', is man's lecoul ought to bo siitlicicut to o vine his r jwtion h tho Si'into. Siintois have been liifoiimil that tho unininitiuii has iiiiiii-od opposition ot tuo be-st eitiens of the Tirutnrj, wlm li.u bio.ithe-il a ulijh of iclief vviien Pnneoresigniilj but they now look with appuheiinou on the nomination of a ui.n whom t'lin b lievo to bo more' unlit for tlio plaee than Prineo was, llie .iii'-iiiii- siiiirliiliil, Uimmin, Juno 'J.'l A eoirespoinliut at AI viaudri.i ) the (ioveunor of Aleiudru, presideut nt tho eonimissiini to iiiipiiin into the causa of tho loiout run, who lias display f liineai and intrlligflnro. hn Uvu supeiseeUd us pri'aident eif the e-oinniiMion bv tho uiiuis ter of llnitiico, I lie iKH'tl hi inrlliiii, f.evMov, Juno -II - Ulliei.il correopondeneo relative to the Ko'iitiaiitruMtionis publisliisl. It show Hum Hv.k is fiviirablo teim'rrvcutloii by the Sultan at aovereigu of l!i;jit, but would not oppose any i.tlnr proionl itnc tionevl by a conceit of power. On the 1M.I n( Pebrury IK'frejcinst ixpivel to the ltntih ambawador at Pari', atroug objtiou to any intervention by tho porto, ins'.dering tho object of thepovvcM til bo to render for cible intervention nnnociMaary. Corrteloiid enco ahows Prance first propajisl sen ling iron cladb to Pavpt. " i Mr. T Savage, of Walla Walla. M) the Kiftl', hat just le'iirnwl fioin the Wooeluver country and lepoita the timei dull, p'enty ,f iw-ople out Q work an I iroi.o. Mivt it wanted the re most u capital toikvil p the nimci and rrush the ore. Port Townsend has a brass band. Sno.ik thieves are numerous in Walla Walla ngiin. The mayi r of Port Townsend will eleliver an oration at Seattle on the Fourth of July. A littlo child of 11. W. Fiske, o Port Discovery, was scveiely scaldcel on Sundav, Juno 17th. Dr Willison is contemplating n moving, says tho Puget Sound Anjun, from CoveUud to near Iromlale, W. f. 'I ho Dully Ntalrtmtmi lefers ti tho fact that n largo and commodious hotel will ho erected in alia Wulla. The I'lder, on her last trip fiom Seattlo to San Piancisco, cirricd away fieight to the amount of SU0 tons. Piij illup wants a base lull game on the Fum th. to nlleis ,i Seat'lo nine expenses and a priei of tJ7 foi tho w inning club. Propel ty is being held at I'lihanccd lices and everything is pinsperous at Willa Walla, .mil she claims to bo able to keep tho comincr ciil ci liter. A coricspondcnt of tho Soittlo Ciionkle spenks ve-iy ene'ourngingly of tho coming hop ciop and si) s tho vines are already to tho top of the poles, llio Walla Walla city council has nnde provision for ringing what is denominated the "hoodlum hidl," warning tho boys and girls hat thu I) o'clock lsvv is in foice. i'loin i spe'Cial to tho Seattlo Clironlc't' wo lou ii that a joimg man by tho name nf Claik Divis, nf Dungeii ss, was drow lied in Ilooi's anal by falling from a raft of los. The emit i act for the construction of a brick building, MKIUI, two stone's high, with a hiseuient, lor MeiNiueht, Itenton .t Walker, of fieittle, was let to McDonald Si Itcitzc on Juno llHli. The hop growers of tlio 1'iivallup alley are t'll.mg ttops to foiin whit shall bo know is as the " Puviillup Hop Glow eis' Association " Siturday, thu 'J.'ith of this month, at Pujal lup, is thn timo and phce chosen to ehVetthis oiganiition, Ouo obievt of this aaAj'viatioii isloiaisf funis, tint thev mav havJbo i s cintcd press hop dipatehej for thu months of August an 1 September. The tntil ansessinent of propeuty in Siuttlo is $i,u:itivto. A taw mill on Puget Sound has a $."00 whistle. We feel for the natives. The coat i f aims of tlio city of Waitaburg is a sheaf of vv heat, pitehlork anil rake-. The Noitluiii Paiilio Co. wants twenty log diners for vuirk i u Yakima river, and it will ay them the handsome wages of $5 per day Jim Merritt, the veteran hnrso trainer, died nt Mart ngu on Juno Sth. How .is identified with the turf lutere'sta ef Oregon and Wash liikton. Tho steamer Xoi th Paoifla vv ill bo rend) for soi vice em the Yictoru route by tho 1st of Jul). She is nid tj bo much improved in appe'araiKM niiie'e she went into the dock for cleaning up and rep.iiij It now turna out, si)t tho Seattlo JnliUh tjtnctr, that the scluxiuer seen twttoni side up olf Cape PI itt ly a fortnight ainee w as the St, George', ot Sm Praiiesseo, which, loaded with lumber and Ikiuiu! for KoJuk, met ditaster with all on board. Sjvstho Se'attU Chronhlt i Soma wretch, without (ear of Go I, man or ths devil, dehb erately eonenetvil a lau to blow up tl o steamer Jas. McXatuht, on her trip dovv n the S Hind. They ittiU'evl the supply piw tht com Vets the pump witti the tanks did of wa ter, and wlun the pumps were put in motion the eukuin was drawn up to the vmIvm, and as n cuiifciieiciico uetrsicu ma prpos, ana u rra Uired considerable engineering skill to. pre vent the ..'xploatou. ' A fire broke out about 20 minutes to 1 o'clock Saturday in the enpine room at the rear of Jones & Son's coffee and spier mills, on Front street between Salmon anil Main. As all the employes wero absent it had gained considerable headway before it was diaeov creel, and as tho firo alarm was out of order and the hell could not bo sounded, consider able timo was lost before any engine was on tho ground. No. 4 was first on the fcene. a messenger havjng been sent up to their house. Tho door was broken open, the ai count hooks carried out, and an attempt was made to take in the hose, but objections being o (Tired and the eloor befng closed, the eifjino shut down for a moment and an attempt was made to reach tho fire throueh the hotel next door. This proving impracticable, on the arrival of Chief Knciiier Hart, he ordered tho door broken in, but the lire had gained too much lie id way to allow ot any entrance being ef fected. In tho mo in time tho fire hail burncel throucli tho wall of the Pacfic Whaichouso and spread along the low roof with inconceiv able rapidity, so that when No. 1, who had in somo manner learned of the fire, aimed, tho.fi ernes were buisting out under the caves around the entire building. It took Nc. 1 somo timo to get to work, on account of an accident to their suction, and by the time No. 3 had arrived, a boy having carried the news to them, tho whole building with its valuable contents was in flames. The Oregon Furniture Company hail run oat their hose and wctteel down the roofs of the buildings on the opposite corners, and the whole de partment, as they came up, turned their at tention to the warehouse Tho fire was soon checked in front, but as there was no way of reaching the rear of the building it was soon seen that it was doomed. The Veto steamed dove n and threw two streams on the rear, but potilil do no service except tj wet down the bull lings in the next hlock. The great heat set fire to tho wooden kitchens at the rear of tho lihein pfa'. Hotel anel Kafka's junk store which joiuel tho spice mill on the south and it was feared theso buildings would bodcstioycel also. The furuicuro of the hotel was carii'dout and a hnso having bepu carried to tho roof and tho Veto bavins steamed up to the rear the fir was cot under control and then tho brick building taved. Tho tiioman workcl with a will and every company eld its level bsst but no power on e n th colli 1 have saved the warehouse with tho start the firo had obtained before the en glues' an V-iil. II id tho fire alirm been in order it is probaldn the firo would have been extinguished hi fore it had communicated to the watciiousc at all. LOME-. Tho Pacific dock and warehouses oiigmally cost .517,000 I. was ovineel by Messrs. M O. I-O'U il.lo Win. Lulil, John Catlin, and Ciipt. Cha . Holmaif, tho first three owning thrcc-toiithi each and the others two-tenths each. All vvcio instiled cx.cpt C.ipt. Hot mail. Jones .t uon Loss 111 stock, building, etc., S17.000 j insured for $8,000 Sibson & Church U licit, flour, vv, ol and grain sacks, ?J0,000 ; fully oovi led by nnur aneo Considerable ta vagej w ill bo made on I ho wlio.it and wool. Frank llros Agricultural machinery about 320,000 ; fully insure 1. Wm. Galliek Salt, 5,500; insured forSV 000. Meier it Frank Salt, 1,500 no insurance. A. 11 sscng r Salt, 4,000 ; insured. A. Hamilton Damage to hotel $1,000 i in- .11 rut. llloch & Ott Furniture, etc., 5,000 ; in sured for SI. 500. , J. Hatch Loss of dock had all furniture and equipments of Yuquina stored there loss $5,000 no insurance. Kverding & Farrell Chopped feeel and bran $1,5000; no insurance. S. Kafka't. junk store Damage by fire and water, $1,000 no insurance. NOTES AND IXCIUENTS, Policc-ollicer Belcher tried to turn on tho alarm from box 0, but the old thing would not work. Tho gougs in No. 4'a home man ageil to strike after the nngino was out. The Oregon Fuiniture Company put two small streams of water 011 tho big ware house north of Salmon street before the firo com panics arrived. Tho engines arrived in the following order : I, 1, .'1, 1, 5, (!, tl.u last nearly a half hour be hind the first. The ho)s did not know whero to go. All weio notified by runners. As usiiiil tho hose kept bursting and delay ing work, I. F. Jone, senior paitncr in tho spico works, is a passenger on the incoming s'eain er. The bhekened rums of his onrc niosner- oils business will bo anything but a joy to him. This is the third timo ho has been burned out, but ho ni.inage I to pick up, and with a little countcuanco trom tho citizens he will do so iigun, His books wire sived by .Mr. ltonny at sumo nsk 'lho sife fell FLOATIXU ItODV FOIXD. Tbe Hirer Ulres up II Dead After Three Months. About 3 o'cock Saturday afternoon Mr. Ferguson cook of the British bark Duncan discovered the body of a man floating in the river at tho Columbia dock. Word was sent to Coroner Garnold who secured the body and took it to the morgue. An inquest was held and from the evidence it was ascertained that tho deceased was the carpenter of tho British ship Valparaiso, I'dward Stephenson by name who while goiue on board that ship one eve ning in March last in an intoxicated condition fell into tho river and was seen no moic. Thu jury returned a verdit of accidental drowning. The body was in a very advanced stage of de composition and had been badly b'tten by fish the flesh being entirely gone trom the ex poscel parts 11m clothing was very rotten and it is supposed that when (he no tor tuna te man sank his clothii g becamo entangled in something and the boly was held tin re till the cloth hid elcca) ed. An examination of the body was made oy Dr. Cohen who stated that there wero no marks of violence except such as were caused by the bitoe of fishes The body will be interred this morning in lone Fir cemetery. to the awning and for a moment staggered and realed as if about overpowered by the fire, when with an effort he sprang back to tho other awning and saved himself. While in his perilous position the spectators were terrorized, anil wren he had escaped sent up a shout of joy. Trevett diaplayed great pres ence ot niiuel, which saved his "life. He was taken to Plummer & Bjerlys drugstore, whete it was ascertained that his hands wore badly burned. His beard and clothes were also singed, but he was not hurt internally. L L. Cole was on tho eaves of the Pacific dock, and jumped on the roof just as a por tion fell in. It was supposed that ho was burned to death, but heturned up all right. L. Stark was arrested for running over hose Others ought to have been also. SUCCESSORS TO SHINDLER & CHADBOURNE, MANUFACTURERS OF FURNITURE, Wholesale anal Retail Dealers lu Furniture, carpets, Wall Paper, Bedding, Etc. II re at Infajrlle. Wednesday morning about 1:30 o'clock a firo broke nut in Hays & Co.'s harness shop, and in a few moments that institution, to gether with tho empty houses belonging to B. F. Starr on the east and the Kssex hall on tho west, were in flamen. Kvenboily was asleep at the hour, and it was some time be fore any forco could bo cot together to save the property. Dr. Calbreath's house to the, west and Tom Nelson's house to the north weio in tho treat- est danger. To them the most attention was paid and by dint of bird work in a fiery heat they w tic saved Join Chili's to the south was sareel, to some extent, by the dense foli ago of shade tin s, and the K'sox houso on the southwest wasals) well sh Itcied by trees. Poitunately there was very littla wind, atiel that trom the south. Hid there been a heavy blow fioin the vves as is oftm tho case, noth ing citlM have savcet tho businc.-s poition of tno town The origin of the fire is unknown. A de fective flue iu the harne-s shop may account for tho rest. Some think it a c.vo of incen dial ism. Hays & Co.'s loss is $1800, covered by nil insurance of $1 100 011 house and stock. 11 F. Stair, empty houso, about $400; no insur ance. Kssex hall, about $1200 ; no insur ance, there are several smaller losses of ma tt-rial belonging to individuals, stored in the burnt houses. F"-:.-i ss .- ,,r; tkw feVsV .tWiS'A &wt:i Ufi-wv 'W-Ky V-K,.vJA? ViM-,W Vfci? ciir-ii Ti-tra J1"?5, wT I It'lffl Jii C'f YL:2Z JiH LSVJtiaeJu1U'lSIiOiJ WF 1-- iflsT -5K LARGEST STOCK AND LOWEST PRICES! SCHOt DESKS A SPECIALTY. Warerooms Extend Through 200 feet, from 166 First to 167 Front Street, PORTLAND, OREGON. fti:D IOK C.lT.tLOUl F. AM) 1'ltHT, LIST. THE COLUMBIA IS BOOMING, AND SO IS BUSINESS AT THE OPPOSITION BOOT & SHOE STORE. MAJOR E. CAHALIN, Prop , 20 First Street. gsrGreat Reduction in Prices on account of High Water for this Week only, in order to save expense of moving goods. CARDWBLL, BENNETT & CO.. PAGIFEO BOOT AND SHOE HOUSE, 109 First Street. Portland, Oreijon, Are in receipt of tl cil Spring MEN'S; WOMEN'S, MISSES' AND CHILDREN'S And have, as heretofore, all tho lea ling Hoots and Shoos of all makes. .Men's StioiM- Lllh, Iirackftt i Co r J. S. Turner, lllitcn .V. Illlss Ladles' Miooi -Laird, Scliobcr .V, Mfterell. AVebt I.rotheri, Hamilton, I'ratt A, Co , H. J Holbrook A, Co. Infants' .shoes Duno-ir, Smith -V Co ; 1 Cox. I.V ALL M.ES, WIDTHS AND ST l.T. HICII E.NAHLKS US TO TIT AXV I'OOT. We Invite tlic public hi genciulto Intpeetour stoek. June2 Runawav. The team belonging to A. Wallinir, of Oswego, mail carrier, lan away this morning from the corner of First and Ash to Woodward's stables, on Second and Sal nion, whero it was stopped, after demoraliz ing a buggy and damaging a hack. Alnut a week ago it run off, but collided vv ith a truck, wrecking the mail wagon. ITEMS BY TELEGRAPH. thiougli the tl or iu tho basement which is full ot vvatcr. '., J. II itch has had U share of bid luck, Firo has visited him five times the one befoio this was the ship Yaiiiina, four weeks ago Ho is going to try again, and vvlulo the I'aei lie ilock was ctill burning ho posted ou tho comer his removal sign, notifying the people that he was still in business at I). M. Os borne's place. The sto inter MeCully was shoved out from tho elni.lv in tune to save her. Sho was nick- em up ny anotlier steamer ami towed to a placo of safety. Tho ship Yaqiuna was alo hitiricd awav from the denies, A man who was nosing around in the way evns stiuck by a btieam of water and blown about ten leet. Ho took tho hint and left A bov. w hoso name could nut t lnrop,l h el his loot badly cut w ith glass. When Couch Jo. l! was starting out a boy named Heed undertook to ca'ch a hold of tho hou cai ri ige at Kineth and CI sheets, and muaiiig his. footing fell under the carnaue. Hu was elraijged few feet hut was picket! up en-ioru eeiaiJiiiiug mucu injury. The JeuVrsun stieet ferry Uoit, which is an adjunct of the tlre ile-partment, did servic iu uet'ingelowii adjacent property, llerniimns arc not strong and sho could not be lundle'd easily Tho ciiy council will have to empower the po i e to keen spectators out of the fire men' wayor elio Ueep the fireiutii awav from tho lire-. The two crowd do nut work to-vrether. Tho liquors and cigars belonging to tho bar ol mo non-1 .lir ItlieimUa'z were all atalen. Thieves had full swing. Chief Kuciueer Hirt was ou hind and man. red the tiro very well. Tlio first and second assitt.aut also were active. HrooV Trevett, of Multnomah Fnvme Co., nartow ly escaped death. IU was on an aw n. lug in front of the hotel trjing to get more hose, when thu firo began burning the uuder side of the aw ring in fiiuit ol the anicework. rim crowd ellevl to Trevett tu pet awav. Xot know in i; whero the dinger u-ia Iminnni, on the burniugaiuing and graloVl a Udder, ou. iiispiactM nun riglit in trie lUines that rvlloel up from underneath. He jumpe-d back The brick makers of Chicago are on anotjicr strike Now wheat has arrived at Chicago from Memphis. London poliee are takine extra precautions to protect Uladstonc. Locomotive engineers of New York are not expeeteel to strike. Thn Piesident and Cabinet have gone tot' e grand army encampment at Baltimore. Hoode, French secretary of control at Alexandria, committed suicide on the 21st met. Nearly 2000 immigrants ar.ivcd in New York ou the 21st lust., most of them from Itsly. J. I). Paly was nominated on tho 21st inst. as Congresniau from the Marion, Ine'iana, district. Kathan Lucid vv as taken from jail at Sar dis, Wis., ou tho 22d n St. and hanged for the ciimo of rap j. Malcolm, Iowa, is iu ruins, and one-foiuth tho population is homeless, livery church and public hall is destroyed, It l stated that Laycock tiied to retard Largon in tho boat rioo ut London on the 20th Hist., so that l'earce niielit win the race. The Knights of Wisemen, a colored order, aro iu seseion at Atlmti, (la About 330 delegates aro present, fiom all parts of the vvoild. Charges made looking to tho removal of .f Q. Howard, appraiser of the port of New York, will bo iuvestiirateel bv tho Secretarv of the Treasuiy, Ou the seventh ballot for Governor, thr California DemocratioConveiition stood Hearst lot, etonemau l.lli, Johnson ,ij, Jierry 17, The convoution adjourned until jestenUy. A final splice of the Mexican cible lias beei made off llrazos Santiigo, placiug Gilves'ou in dire'ct communication with Vera Cruz, aim telegraphic coininuiiicatiou with the whole of South Atnenci. Over COOO burels of cil burned at the Anclur Oil Compaii) 'a w ell at IVrry Grove, ti., on the 21st imt. K heard Gifvo.i was tunned to death and John Hughes seriorsly burned, Tho Kepubhcau State Convention of Ver mont uoiuiiiatidfor Governor John I Bar stow ; Lieut. Governor, Samuel K. filigree; Treasurer, W. II. Dullois. Noth'nj of uu usual iut rest is iu the platform. The condition of strikers at Irondalo who struck against wages ranging at from $1 50 to tS 00 per day is becoimug pitiable. Their boavteel reserve fund does not pan out. Many of them am actually suffering, A rontular court of inquiry met at f'au Francisco on the 22J, to inquire' into the cause of the wreck of the stMtuer KcainWa. The crew had not been found at last accounts. The st-amer lays iu the channel and will probably have to be blown up, A Cleveland dispatch says that Mrs. Seo ville (imteau's slater, is there to be to see Mr. Garti Id to tell her the p-tuliar circum- tauces of hrr Irother'a birth, at onlv one woman can tell another, end atk htr to int.-r. ctele for a reprieve for him till October. J. B. KNAPP & CO., Commission Merchants AND PUCHASING AGENTS 2S7 Ilr-K Slrctl, rortlaml, Ores on. Receive and sell the product of the funu on toiu mission, purchase and forward good and (.irm implc menU on the most reasonable terms We haemide special and extensho preparations for handling the product) of tho dairy to which we invite tho attention and Inspection of ull dairjmen in Oregon and Washington. We will rccchcaud pack jour mr plus butter in the most superior manner for kss than u v. in cost ou at nome; aim store it lor six months or longer without extra charge for storage. Send us jour butter sweet and sound, fresh from the churn and we will guarantee to pack it In such a manner as to dtlhcr It months hence In equallj as good condition as we reten e it. Kecognlzlng the principle that Fidelity to trust Is thf true measure and merit of success, I respectfully so licit j our patronage. All orders accompanied with the cash will be prompt 1) filled and forwarded at lowest market rates. Give us a call w hen ou come to town. Send us our orders and save our time and trai eling expenses, for we can bu cheaper than joucin. In making orders specify particularly the kind and qualltj desired, and keep a duplicate, that jou may be able to determine w hether J our directions w ere strict.) followed Iu caso jou are disappointed in quality or otherwise. J. U. KVilT i CO., V. O. box 434. Portland. I. J. 3ULAKKEY & CO., GENERAL Commission Merchants WHOLESALE DEALERS I.V Flour, Food, Provisions and StjiI (jjroccrifs. CO.NSIOSMEXTS SOLICITED. rnODL'CERS WIL feirtlier tlmlr lntcresU by correspomlinir with u .....a . ,mLUiij jiruiujuiy nuuwereii. weftli iiri' current nullud free on aniilication, aTLlUKltAL AIiyANCES MADE OX APl'ItOVE. SIIirilEXTS OK OUAIX, WOOL, KLOUIt, IIOPl HIDES, ETC., ETC. . 10 uiiil 1- Krom S, I'uilluiKl. Uen. SEW (TOUIISSEOff I&OUsE. S. COLDAM & CO., Commission Merchanis. PEALL'ItS IN Eloiti', Feed, Provisions, ureal ana jjrtea watts. flONSIONMEieTS SOLICITED AND CASH PAIa J tor Uutter, U&s, and Uheeso Advances madel uiiv.iiiiii, viimii, a-iuiir mill iiiiia. Vt.l Froiil M One ilnnr SoulU aVnililiiKlon, may mei. STURGES, IiAESEJT & CO., . at l'ronl Street, I'erllniiil, Oregon, Shipping & Commission Merchants. CJJ'KCIAL ATTENTION' GIVEN TO CONSIGN- lO iciits of WOOL, Hides, Tallow, 4i!rniii,aml other fount ry Produce. Liberal advances made ou cDiihlgnintnts. Our weeklj prices current mailed free upon application HERREN &TARRAR. WOOL BUYERS AMI Commission Merchants. where tlie ill a tend to conL.TiiiiciiU it Extern wool. LoiHlfnintiiti, and correspondence folielte,!. SIGNM'tYn..0" AmA5,c,-s J1A"K -N' COX. -3"HjvInjr rnll hiiowlcd ot the lniNliieM. lawl ?? i"!'y I iar? "I"-'1' " "' Pieirl to handle wool ldb"' "'""" '1,-e. aprI4inS SIBSON, CHURCH & CO., Shipping and Commission MERCHANTS, Nnrlliriiil Cnrner of Ahli nnil Friinl Slreeli, PORTLAND, OREGON. autrl.tr Xo S5tKE IH SPErSLl. HERREN BROS., Commission Merchants, CONSIOXME.STS OF Wool. Grain, riour, and all kinds of Oregon & California Produce Solicited. Importer and Jobbers in r UllS, Menu. ,! HOIK lll. Ileeee ami M-nliu Tnlnr. ulluii Welllne llamuiorl.., oil lulhlne. Inila, l". fc .iimMoi' m,?n tM to buiiny I'artner. KJil1 TiS Ji "?njL.iiiuita and eorrci-ondence olieltexl IJlKralci..iadncMuudeon e.i.iL'iinienU. -. ... orner seiriu From anil , apH rOTL.V.ND, OREGON, II. Mreel., GEO. COHN. OEXEIUL Commission Merchant. WHOLESALE DEALER IS Flour, Feed, ProvMous. and Staple .roeeries. C0?11, f0I-IC'iTEn. ruonrcEus will i ,.-.h" lr ''' ) exirrcvoiKllnj with iut. Utr or ti.iulrj: proinjnt) uiiwerij. ". , UIJIIERL ADVANCES MADE OV PI-noT.-i HU t'loul irnl,M Morr!,oii and VamUlL BE8TTOiTiira8E. llrioiiiiiiriiileil II) all 1-loairl.ma. T end cenlfleatca en ) ack ot bolele A nra ce te lor lllndl.entlon, Los? ot Appetite a el DET Li ii till or cll an) hut the pcnulne article out ot cur bottle U a fellonyand when JeteUeJ vil I bo prosecuteJ-to tb extent of the liw. Tnda aupplioj h i... o .KPiiimmitiivji.fii JunlCma 5j)Walitn.-toi bt , ban Iranclset). S250 WILL BUY ! i JrMk. r 1 f V- Tlio Boat Iony SAW MILL Y-l OITereel for the 3f onejr. ear Krnd for Circular. BICHUOHD MACHINE WORKS. Rlt'llMOMt, INU- 4